Remote control for radiotelephones
First Claim
1. In a radiotelephone system having a radio frequency transmitting/receiving device, a low frequency and control signal transmitting/receiving unit remote from the device, and means connected between the device and the unit for conducting therebetween system operation function control signals, constituted by a form of energy selected from among ultrasonic energy and infrared energy, the improvement wherein said means comprise:
- a first transmitter and receiver connected in said unit for transmitting and receiving said signals constituted by said selected form of energy;
a second transmitter and receiver connected to said device for transmitting and receiving said signals constituted by said selected form of energy;
each transmitter and receiver including means for coupling said first and second transmitter and receivers together to permit conduction therebetween of said signals constituted by said selected form of energy over a signal conducting path constituted by a selected one of an air path and a cable containing a maximum of four conductors;
said unit comprises a function indicator and said device further comprises a channel selector, a call signal actuator, a transmitter keying device, a microphone/loudspeaker switch, a noise barrier, and a function display actuator, connected to be controlled by signals from said second transmitter and receiver and connected to control the operation of said device and of said function indicator.
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Abstract
A radiotelephone system having a control transmitter unit which includes a control unit having operating keys, a channel indicator device, a function indicator device and a loudspeaker/microphone device, the control transmitter unit including an ultrasonic or infrared transmitter for the transmission of the function signals required for operation of the radiotelephone system, the radiotelephone system further having a receiver unit provided with an ultrasonic or infrared receiver for actuating function and indicator devices.
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11 Claims
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1. In a radiotelephone system having a radio frequency transmitting/receiving device, a low frequency and control signal transmitting/receiving unit remote from the device, and means connected between the device and the unit for conducting therebetween system operation function control signals, constituted by a form of energy selected from among ultrasonic energy and infrared energy, the improvement wherein said means comprise:
- a first transmitter and receiver connected in said unit for transmitting and receiving said signals constituted by said selected form of energy;
a second transmitter and receiver connected to said device for transmitting and receiving said signals constituted by said selected form of energy;
each transmitter and receiver including means for coupling said first and second transmitter and receivers together to permit conduction therebetween of said signals constituted by said selected form of energy over a signal conducting path constituted by a selected one of an air path and a cable containing a maximum of four conductors;
said unit comprises a function indicator and said device further comprises a channel selector, a call signal actuator, a transmitter keying device, a microphone/loudspeaker switch, a noise barrier, and a function display actuator, connected to be controlled by signals from said second transmitter and receiver and connected to control the operation of said device and of said function indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a first transmitter and receiver connected in said unit for transmitting and receiving said signals constituted by said selected form of energy;
- 7. In a radiotelephone system having a main transmitting/receiving device and a control unit remote from said device and provided with operating keys, a channel indicator device, a function indicator device and a loudspeaker-microphone device, the improvement wherein said control unit comprises a power supply and a signal transmitter/receiver containing a remote control circuit for transmitting, in a form of energy selected from amount ultrasonic energy and infrared energy, the function signals required to operate said radiotelephone system and outgoing audio frequency speech signals and for receiving energy in the selected form constituting actuating signals for said function indicator device and incoming audio frequency speech signals and said system further comprises a receiver unit at the same location as said main device and containing function and display actuation devices, and a receiver/transmitter for receiving said signals transmitted from said control unit and transmitting said actuating signals for said function indicator device and said incoming sppech signals to said control unit.
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